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H. R. REYNOLDS. SHAFT HANGR BEARms, APPLICATION FILED APR. l. 191,9.

1,326,892. Patented Dec. 30,1919.

' if r ATTORNEY STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ASSIGNOR TO THE I'AFHIB BEARING comm, 0! new BRITAIN, eomc'rmur, A CORPORATION OF OOH- 3mm: menu-sumo.

- residingat New Britain, Connecticut, have 5 invented a -n'ew and useful Shaft Hanger- Bearing, of'which the following is a speci- ,ficatiom- My present invention relates to shaft bearings and aims to provide a relatively simple and eflicient form of shaft hangerbearmg' which to a. certain extent will be self-adjust- 'ing and which. will be entirely practical and desirable in other respects.

Briefly the invention comprises the combination with the hanger box and the shaft, of a race ring or rings loosely engaged on the shaft cooperating with a corresponding race ring or rings mounted in the box and an abutment collar or collars fixedly engaged I 20 on the shaft to limit the longitudinal movemnt of the inner race ring or rings and having keying shoulders interlocking with the race rm or rings longitudinally of the shaft in sna a way as to permit the desired limited self-adjustmcntof the parts.

Other features of the invention will appear as the specification proceeds.

' In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated the invention embodied indifl'erent ractical forms, but with the understan 'ng however that other modifications may be made to suit requirements-without departure from the true spirit and scope of the invention. 4 g

In said drawingz- Figure 1 is a longitudinal" sectional view of'a doube row with the shaft shown broken awe at its opposite ends.

2, is. a similar view of a single row Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of one of the inner race rings and one of the abut.- -ment collars used inthe first form of the invention. p Referring to the various parts in detail, 5 d l tea the hen box constructed to fit ts usual racket' and provided in this disclosure with annular seats G-in its opposite end portions to receive the outer race rings 7. These outer race rings may be secured in lace in various ways as by means of the Just S' vvhichare sho wn' secure? to the spring locking Specification of Letters Patent. Application and April 1, ma. Serial No. 258,0.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

inner race rings are secured in said longitudinally adjusted position on the shaft and are keyed against rotary movement on the shaft by means of abutment collars 13 which are secured fast to the shaft at the -ends off the inner race rings asby means of set screws 14. These abutment collars by providing abutments for the inner race rings prevent lon 'tudinal shifting of 'the box and shaft an the keying of the race rings on the shaft is effected in this particular disclosure by providing the abutment, collars with lugs -15 projecting longitudinally from the abutment end of the collar into engizfiemcnt with the longitudinal notches 16in e abutment face of the inner race ring. This construction, it will be apparent, will. allow for a certain amount of longitudinal movement of the bearing ring on the shaft without unkeyingtheriiig from The parts may be set up with a slifght space intervening between the abutment aces of the inner race rings andadjoining abutment-collars as indicated at 17, so as to positively provide for this longitudinal sel adjustment of the parts.

The construction illustrated in net-all similar to that exce t' atin &iscasethebearingisofthes inge row type. In this construction the Inner race r ng. 11 is held in lo 'tudinally adjusted positionon the 'b abutment collarslfi secured fast to the aft at the opposite ends .thereof and provided with lo?itudinall H I 1 keyingshoulders 15 an lflasbe My inventiom'it will be seen, provides for sweetie s is ve o an allows for uiiment of the at erad'. anytime tosnit con 'tionsend at me position where. it

Fig.2 is

, gaged on' the time permits of a limited degree of selfadjustment which is very desirable in bear-.

in s of the hanger type.

urthermore it will be noted that in my invention both the radial load and the thrust of the shaft is taken by the balls, friction being thereby reduced to a minimum.

Iclaim: i 1. In a shaft bearing, the combination with a shaft, of a hanger box for the same, outer race rings seated in the "oiwp osite ends of said. box, inner race rings. oosely engaged on the shaft opposite the outer-race rings,

roller elements between said inner and outer race rings and abutment collars fixedly .en-

shaft at the ends of the inner race and spaced therefromssaid abutment co ars and inner race rings having interlocking keying elements engaging substantially longitudinally. of the shaft ,to enable limited longitudinal self-adjustment of the bearing elements.- 9

2. In a shaft bearing, the combination with a shaft, of a hanger box for the same, outer race ringsseated in the op l)os1te ends of said box, inner race rings loose y engaged on the shaft opposite the outer race rings,

an outer race ring seated in the box, an inner race ringglooseiy engaged on the shaft opposite the outer race ring, roller elements engaged between he outer and inner race rin' and an utment collar arranged to be fixedly engaged on the shaft for endwise engagement with the inner racefin ,said abutment collar and inner race ring: avin'g interlocking keying elements on their ad acent faces engagmg longitudinally of t e shaft to thereby ena 1e limited longitudinal self-adjustment of the hanger be; on the a hanger box,

4. In a' shaftibearing, thecombination of an outer race ring in said'hox', a ring member g the end terposed' :shaft, said collars-and inner race rm the shaft and at the" hanger box for the same,

wherein bali races and nausea to position the same in the box, a securing ring engaging said ring member to secure the same in such holding Position,- an inner race ring engageable oosely over the shaft for whichthe bearing is designed, a' series of roller elements inof said race ring rings and an abutment collar provided with means for adjustably securing the same on said shaft in close proximity with one end of the inner race ring but spaced therefrom, abutting faces of said collar and inner race ring havin keying shoulders e gin longitudina y'of' the shaft to enable imite longitudinal -self-adjustment of the parts.

5. In a shaft bearing, the combination of a hanger box having seats in its 0 ends, outer race rings secured in sai I seats, separate inner .race rings op osed to the outer race rings, a series of bal s engaged-be- 7 over the, shaft or which the bearing is derovided with on said havshoulders at their a jacent signed and abutment" collars means for securing the same] xedly ing interlocki posite between the outer and inner race tween each pair of outer-and inner race ends en aging ongitudinally of thebeari'ng to enab e automatic limited self-adjustment of the 'bearingtand shaft parts 6, In a she hanger beari the combination of a hanger box provided with a ball race-way therein, a shaft within said hanger box, a sleeve mounted on' said shaft with suflicient looseness to slide longitudinally thereon to a. 1' 'ted extent, said, sleeve having a companionjball arranged in said race-ways means for bolding said sleeve against mde'pendent rotary motion on said shaft Whilefstill permittin limited endwise' movement thereon, 'sai means comprising two collars fixed onLsaid shaft atop ite ends of said bearing and -en 'ment between atleast one of said col are and said sleeve to prevent said independent rotary motion.

7. A combination like thatof claim 6 I v I sleeves are rovided at the oppositeends ofthe hanger x and a keying collaris provided for, each sleeve;

r HARRY- R. REYNOLDS,

race-way, with balls spaced slig tly apart therefromto'permlt 

